“Mahatma Gandhi’s 68th Martyrdom Day”
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News Brief Delhi govt remits sentence of 1,431 convicts Agency | New Delhi
Seventeen convicts have been released while the punishment of another 1,414, lodged in Tihar and Rohini jails has been reduced by the Delhi government, a senior prison official said today. The remission in sentence of these convicts, which is over and above the remission already permissible under the provisions of the Jail Manual, was announced by the Delhi government on the occasion of Republic Day. “The government remission is over and above the remission already permissible under the provisions contained in the Jail Manual,” said Additional IG (Prisons) Mukesh Prasad
Two women killed in wall collapse Agency | Gorakhpur
Two women were killed and six others injured when a wall collapsed on them in Khakhaijkhor village under Badhalganj police station area here today. Shabnam (25) and Naseeban Nisha (55) were buried under the debris and died before they could be brought out, police said. Six other people ,including a three-yearold child, were seriously injured and admitted to a local hospital, they said.
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India defeat Australia by 27 runs in Melbourne to clinch T20 series
India seal T20 series with win Rohit, Kohli fifties help India post 184/3 in second T20I; Australia implode against spinners to surrender series
Agency | Melbourne Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli maintained their prolific form with the bat to secure India’s series-clinching 27-run win over Australia in the second Twenty20 match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. Manof-the-series in India’s 4-1 defeat in the one-day internationals, Rohit hit a 47-ball 60 at the top of the order to give the touring side a fast start along with partner Shikhar Dhawan (42). India, who were put in to bat, rode an opening stand of 97 to reach 184-3 in their 20 overs with Kohli providing a late assault in a strong top-order performance with a swashbuckling unbeaten knock of
his pads to hit the stumps with James Faulkner out of his crease, the dismissal snuffing out Australia’s hopes of levelling the
Sub-inspector arrested on attempt to rape charge
The Union health ministry on Friday constituted a technical committee to formulate travel guidelines for those coming to or from Zika virus-affected countries with the World Health Organisation (WHO) raising fears about its “explosive” spread. The virus has resurfaced largely in Central and South America and the Caribbean as a deadlier strain affecting foetuses, posing a greater risk
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rah picked up two wickets each for India. The final match of the series will be played in Sydney on Sunday.
Angry Patels force Gujarat CM to inaugurate bridge by remote control Correspondent | Surat
59. Kohli, who smashed an unbeaten 90 in India’s 37-run win in Adelaide on Tuesday, hit seven boundaries and a six during his 33-ball knock. Australia, who made six changes in the side from their last defeat, also made a strong start with captain Aaron Finch providing the fireworks. Finch (74) and Shaun Marsh added 94 for the opening wicket to keep Australia, who handed T20 debuts to three players, in the hunt but India’s
spinners picked up quick wickets to halt their march. Finch hit eight fours and two sixes in his 48-ball knock before he was run out trying to steal a quick single. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni missed a regulation stumping off Marsh but made amends with smart work with the gloves to dismiss dangerman Glenn Maxwell for one off leftarm spinner Yuvraj Singh. Dhoni was also lucky when the ball ricocheted off
India to step up Zika virus watch as WHO warns of ‘explosive’ spread Agency | New Delhi
series at 1-1. The hosts could only manage 1578 in their 20 overs. Leftarm spinner Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bum-
to pregnant women. owever, one of India’s main concerns is the carrier for Zika virus – the Aedes Aegypti mosquito. The insect is also a carrier for dengue virus that claims hundreds of lives and infects thousands across the country every year. The symptoms of Zika are also the same as for dengue infection – fever, head and body ache, nausea and so on. The ministry said all major airports will be directed to put-up signboards, asking passen-
gers coming to report to a doctor if they experience symptoms like body rash and conjunctivitis other than fever, body ache and nausea. The transmission of the virus mostly takes place when the infected person is running a fever. “The technical committee should be ready with the
guidelines by tomorrow, and the airports will have signboards up by next week. We are focusing on pregnant women as the virus seems to be affecting the babies inside the womb,” Dr Jagdish Prasad, Director General Health Services, government of India, said on Friday.
Gujarat’s powerful Patel community, angry over the imprisonment of their leader Hardik Patel, on Thursday forced chief minister Anandiben Patel to inaugurate a bridge in Surat from a remote control room at a book fair. The chief minister, herself a Patel (also known as Patidars), was in Surat to inaugurate different projects of the city municipal corporation. In her list of openings, apart from the book fair, was a bridge in Varacha area of the city. The Patels in the area had threatened to protest if the chief minister reached the area, forcing Anandiben to inaugurate the bridge from a control room at the Vanita ashram grounds. Soon after the inauguration,
the local Patels wrote ‘Patidar bridge’ over it with black paint. “We had given an ultimatum to the government to relase Hardik Patel by January 30, but we did not get any response from the government. That is why we have decided not to allow any politician in Varacha,” said Dharmik Mandavia of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti
Dead Bryde’s whale washed ashore on Mumbai’s Juhu beach Agency | Mumbai
The bloated carcass of an alleged Bryde’s whale washed ashore near a beach close to Juhu Tara Road on Thursday evening. This is the 10th such instance since last year of dead mammals washing ashore in Mumbai and the second instance of a whale washing ashore in Maharashtra after a 42-long foot blue whale washed up in Alibaug in August last year. According to officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC)
disaster management cell, local residents informed the Mumbai fire brigade regarding the carcass at around 8.11pm on Thursday evening. “After we were notified about the presence of the whale at around
8.56 pm on Thursday evening by fire officials, we informed the forest department and BMC officials to reach the spot behind JW Marriot Hotel at Juhu,” said Narendra Mane from BMC disaster control.
Entry fee for Ranmal Lake Front Solar scam: No FIR against Kerala CM Oommen Chandy; HC stays Vigilance Court’s order visit in Jamnagar from February 1 Agency | Kerala Chief Minister Oommen
Chandy as they lacked In a major relief to A sub-inspector has been After the completion of moral authority to act Chief Minister Oommen arrested here on charges beautification and lake against him since they too Chandy, Kerala High of attempting to rape a front development prowere facing graft charges Court on Friday sus19-year-old girl hailing cess, visit to Lakhota tain National Herald case. pended Vigilance court from Jharkhand. Arvind lav, also known as Ranmal Party spokesperson M J order to register FIR Megh, who is posted at lake in jamnagar city has Akbar referred to reports against him and Minister Jhawarnagar police sta- been made chargeable. that Chandy allegedly Arayadan Mohammed in tion here, was arrested Adults will need to pay sent emissaries to Saritha connection with the soyesterday after the vic- Rs 10 for entry to lake S Nair, an accused in the lar scam. The High Court ordered against him by Secretariat, the Bharatiya case, to persuade her from tim filed a complaint front area. For children, against him alleging that the ticket charge is Rs 5. children will get 50% applicable from February said that the Vigilance Thrissur court. Follow- Janata Party (BJP) youth speaking against him, and he molested her and at- Musical fountain and la- concession during group 1 onward. Those wanting Court acted mechani- ing which, the Democrat- wing also agitated de- asserted that the chief mintempted to rape her at his ser show will attract Rs 25 visits. Musical fountain to use the lake front area cally without knowing ic Youth Federation of manding Chandy’s ouster. ister to had no moral and government residence fee for an adult and Rs 15 and laer show will remain for jogging or walking nature and extent of its India (DYFI) members Meanwhile, BJP attacked political right to continue on Udheyognagar police fee for a child. Daily min- closed every Wednesday. during 5-9 am will need powers. Amid violent held a massive protest Congress’ top brass over in his office for even a station premises, Jha- imum 3 musical fountain Rs 50 fine will be applica- to have pass which is protests, Chandy had on which turned violent as solar scam in poll-bound minute. Her statement that warnagar police station shows will be performed. ble for carrying pan-mas- free. Jogging in evening Friday morning moved the police resorted to us- Kerala, alleging Sonia she paid bribe to Chandy SHO Rajesh Miserath Entry fees for gardens has ala inside the lake front will be free only for se- the petition in High Court ing teargas to disperse the and Rahul Gandhi were “proved” his corruption, been abolished. School area. Entry fee will be nior citizens. seeking to quash the FIR crowd. Outside the Kerala protecting said today. “corrupt” Akbar told the media. Corpo. Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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Gandhi’s martyrdom day to witness ideological slugfest
The 68th martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi, to be marked on Saturday, has become an arena of competing ideologies trying to own the legacy of the father of the nation. But these efforts have also led to surfacing of contradictions within their folds. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has asked its cadres to observe a two minute silence, just as the entire country would, at 11 am in memory of the Mahatma and other martyrs. “Our cadres will observe the two minute silence along with the rest of the country,” an RSS spokesperson said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior ministers will also attend events to pay their respects to Gandhi, assassinated on 30th January, 1948 by Hindu Mahasabha activist Nathuram Godse. However, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Goa unit has blessed an event to unveil a book on Godse, ‘The Story of an Assassin’, in Madgaon at a government owned convention centre. The chief guest at the book launch is Satyaki Ashok Savarkar, who is described on the invite as the grand nephew of “martyr” Nahturam Godse and “freedom fighter” VD Savarkar. The central BJP has distanced itself from the event, but party’s Goa Chief Vinay Dinu Tendulkar told Business Standard that he had no knowledge of the event. “But what is the problem even if it were to take place?” Tendulkar asked. However, it isn’t just the Gandhians that are in a quandary. As many as 67 “non-BJP, non-RSS” backed civil society groups have planned a ‘people’s march in defence of the Republic’ in New Delhi. These civil society groups include a cross section - leftist activists, Gandhians, LGBT groups as well as Christian and Muslim organisations. Several Dalit outfits are lending their voice to the protest as Saturday would have also been the 27th birthday of Hyderabad Central University research scholar Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide earlier this month. “We, the members of the Indian public, are deeply concerned with the grave assaults that are being mounted on the Republic,” activist Shabnam Hashmi, who has coordinated the effort for the ‘Idea of India Collective’, said. The organisers were keen not have the direct participation of political parties or leaders at the event, but had welcomed affiliated outfits of political parties, including students’ wings and labour unions. According to sources, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) affiliated outfits took part in the planning of the protest march but later conveyed that they will be unable to share a platform if Congress affiliated outfits were to participate.
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Sooraj Pancholi romances Jacqueline for an upcoming single ‘GF’
Agency | New Delhi Sooraj Pancholi, who is one film old in the industry, will be romancing Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez for an upcoming single titles ‘GF’. The song has been choreographed by Remo D’Souza. Jacqueline Fernandez seems to be following the footsteps of Bollywood actors-turned-singers like Shraddha Kapoor, Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt and Sonakshi Sinha. The duo shot for the Bhushan Kumar-produced video this month in Mumbai. Initially Jacqueline refused to croon the number, but agreed to do it later on.
It was none other than Remo who suggested her to sing. She said, “In fact, they didn’t even have female vocals in the song, and included them before they heard me in the studio.” The actress is looking forward to singing for films now. Sooraj, who is sharing screen space with Jacqueline for the first time said, “It’s a peppy romantic track about a guy who tries to woo a girl he’s fallen in love with at first sight. It was fun working with Jacqueline, she made me comfortable.” He had the practice sessions with 13.13 dance crew, which was an ‘ice-breaker’ for him.
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QUOTE “I pity those who think that I am being rewarded by the BJP… I am OF THE being criticised because losers have this kind of attitude, winners don’t have this kind of attitude,” - Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher on Friday said don’t care about those criticising my Padma awards... DAY Saala Khadoos Movie Review Sonam Kapoor: Honoured to be Agency | Mumbai
At the centre of Saala Khadoos are two downand-out individuals. One is a disgraced ex-boxer whose life has been a story of missed opportunities. The other is a feisty young girl from a Chennai slum who has nothing to lose. The duo forges an unlikely and uneasy alliance and throws punches at a world in which the odds are stacked heavily against them. The pair’s shaky pursuit of an impossible dream in the face seemingly insurmountable obstacles propels Sudha Kongara’s scrappy and wholly predictable narrative. In one bout, the film’s female protagonist is pitted against a Russian pugilist from a higher weight category. The former is knocked out in
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nine seconds flat. In another sequence, the girl – she idolizes Muhammad Ali and aspires to “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee” – fights with a broken right fist. She ends up losing. Needless to say, the spirited lass keeps bouncing back from the blows she is repeatedly subjected to. After all she has the support of a coach who is willing to go the distance with her. Despite being packed with all
Sonam Kapoor, who is busy now-a-days with Neerja promotion, said that she feels honoured to be a part of Coldplay’s music video. The 30-year-old Bollywood beauty will be seen in a cameo in the British band’s next single ‘Hymn For The Weekend’ along with Beyonce, Expressing her excitement to feature in Coldplay’s second single from their seventh album, A Head Full of Dreams, the Khoobsurat actress said, “I love Coldplay’s music and so
the classic ingredients of a sports drama, Saala Khadoos can only manage to be sporadically watchable. The drama revolves around Adi Tomar (R Madhavan), a pugilist who has lost his chance of a shot at sporting glory because of the perfidy of his own coach. He has other reasons to be peeved with life, not the least among which is the fact that his Agency | New Delhi wife has left him for anThe news of Kangaother man. na Ranaut admitting to Hrithik Roshan being her ‘ex’ has left the Krrish actor quite amused. The actor, who shared screen space with Kangana in the 2013 superhero film, has left no stone unturned all this while in claiming that there was no truth to the speculations which began with the shooting of the film. But the Bang Bang actor was caught off guard when Kangana in a ed ad films by day and recent interview called visit anonymous meetings Hrithik ‘a silly ex’. A few for sexual addiction to hours after the news surpick up women by night. faced on the social media, They think of themselves Hrithik took to Twitter to as sexual superheroes and in their leisure time, stare at women with such burning concentration that they make their clothes Agency | New Delhi disappear. They chalk this down to a super power Can a trailer bore you? (as you do) which they What can someone do like to call ‘chick ray.’ It’s in 3.18-minutes that you like X-Ray, but for chicks, want to shake them really hard? Yes, if that person is geddit? Himesh Reshammiya and he is coming out with yet another film. His trailer of Teraa Surroor is too long, his self esteem as three too boring and too exwords define his entire asperating. To Himesh’s being. In the three-min- credit, there is love, mysute trailer, dialogues like tery, sex (or what passes ‘Homosexuality ko prac- for sex in Bollywood), tice karna wo bhi univer- six-pack abs, music, thrill, sity premises ke andar Shekhar Kapoor, Kabir haraam maana jaata hai’ Bedi and Naseeruddin and ‘bachelor aadmi ter- Shah in the trailer. There rorist hota hai kya?’ sound is a lot of Himesh in it strangely haunting. A sad too, which kind of works reflection of our society against it. From what the that prides itself on being convoluted trailer gives a democracy but refuses away, Himesh’s characto give people their right ter is in love with Tara to live and love. Aligarh is Wadia (newbie Farah based on the real life inci- Karimaee) who may or dent of Professor Shrini- may not be a criminal. If vas Ramchandra Siras of she is not a criminal, she Aligarh Muslim Univer- has been wrongly implisity, who was terminated cated by a faceless man from his job because of his called Anirudh Brahmin. sexuality. Kabir Bedi’s police chief
does the world. It was a huge honour to be a part of the video. It?s a great concept and I had a lot of fun shooting for it.” This is the same music video for which Chris Martin visited Mumbai last October. Sonam is reported to play a mystical muse in the video directed by
Ben Mor. Other than Sonam in Chris Martin’s latest music video, the other Bollywood actress hitting Hollywood ventures are Deepika Padukone in Vin Diesel’s xXx franchise and Priyanka Chopra in ABC’s Quantico and Dwayne Johnson’s Baywatch.
clarify his stance and said that he has more chances of having an affair with the Pope than any Bollywood actor. It all started when the rumours of Hrithik being the reason behind Kangana’s ousting from Aashiqui 3 started doing the rounds. In a recent interview to Pinkvil-
la.com, Kangana has been quoted as saying, “Yes, many lame rumours are doing rounds, even a dumbass can tell where these rumours are coming from. I don’t know why exes do silly things to get your attention. For me, that chapter is over and I don’t dig graves.”
is looking for Brahmin and so is Himesh so that he could clear his loved ones name. Between song snippets, Himesh finds him. With such memorable dialogues like, ‘Do not ever give a bad girl a good boyfriend’ (they make Shekhar Kapoor say it, for that alone we are prepared to hate them) and ‘Chal paagal paagal khelte hai’,
this is another for die-hard Himesh fans. Directed by Shawn Arranha, the flick is a sequel to the 2007 hit Aap Ka Suroor, which was Himesh’s debut on the big screen. Teraa Surroor: A Lethal Love Story is slated to be released on March 11. We are betting our bottom dollar that it will be pretty lethal to the audience’s sanity.
Hrithik on dating Kangana: More chances of an affair with the Pope than any actress
Mastizaade review: Sunny Leone’s movie is limp and unsatisfying Agency | New Delhi
Mastizaade isn’t even a movie. For almost the entirety of its run time, it feels like getting screamed at by a pissed off plastic clown. It’s as pointless as a punctured condom. It’s as ghastly as a bad boob job. It’s like entering a lunatic pervert’s Internet search history tab and discovering only cake recipes. Let me repeat: Mastizaade isn’t a movie. It’s a bunch of sweaty sleazeballs exploiting Sunny Leone’s star power and straight up robbing your cash. Don’t let them. Let’s be honest here. We’re friends right? Who reads a Mastizaade movie review? For those of you who want to watch this movie, a review, pos-
itive or negative is not really going to make any difference. A review for Mastizaade is as pointless as Sunny Leone in a burqa. Am I right? So let’s get the plot out of the way first. Mind you, I use the word plot in the loosest possible sense. In other words, there isn’t one. Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das play perverts. They do perverted things on pretty much a second-to-second basis. They make pervert-
Teraa Surroor trailer: Himesh Reshammiya loves, sings, bores
Aligarh trailer: Manoj Bajpayee’s persecuted gay professor will haunt you
Agency | New Delhi Filmmaker Hansal Mehta revealed the first trailer of his much awaited next film, Aligarh, on Thursday evening. Starring Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao and in lead roles, the trailer is painful and powerful as it sketches the life of a man who
begins as an outsider and ends as an outcast. Bajpayee’s protagonist is a gay Marathi professor in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh University. Journalists break into his house and catch him in an intimate act with a man. From then on, it is a fight for him to reclaim his privacy and
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Agency | New Delhi Reflecting improvement in government finances, fiscal deficit in the nine months of 2015-16 worked out to 88% of the annual target as against 100.2% in the same period last fiscal. In value terms, the April-December fiscal deficit stood at Rs 4.88 lakh crore, or 88%, of 2015-16 Budget estimates (BE). This is an improvement over the year-ago period as the deficit then stood at 100.2% of the 201415 BE. The improvement is mainly on account of buoyancy in tax collections, which have kept revenue deficit in check. The fiscal deficit - the gap between the government’s expenditure and revenue - for 2015-16 was pegged at Rs 5.55 lakh crore for the whole year in the Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in February.
Idea Expands 4G Services to 39 Towns in Karnataka
With the future of the India-Sri Lanka T20 match, scheduled at the Feroz Shah Kotla on February 12, hanging in the balance, the DDCA has turned to Lieutenant Governer Najeeb Jung and Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu for help. The BCCI had set a deadline till Thursday evening to obtain the clearances needed to host the game, but DDCA officials are hopeful that permission would be granted by Friday. The DDCA has requested BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur to extend the deadline to Friday. “Out talks with Jung and Naidu have been
Sania, Martina win Aussie Open for third major trophy successful and we are hopeful that clearances would be granted by Friday evening. We have mailed Anurag Thakur, requesting him to extend the deadline by a day,” DDCA treasurer Ravinder Manchanda told HT. He said the association would be submitting a draft of Rs 83 lakh to the land and development office (L&DO) on Fri-
day morning. “We were informed by L&DO that we need to submit this amount as part of the clearance process,” he said. In order to host the match, DDCA needs to obtain an occupancy certificate from the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and clearance from L&DO, fire, electricity and traffic departments.
Virat Kohli fan’s arrest shows Pakistan’s hatred for India: Shiv Sena Agency | Mumbai
Agency | Karnataka Telecom operator Idea Cellular Thursday announced the expansion of its high-speed 4G LTE services to 39 towns in Karnataka. The company said within a month it has expanded 4G LTE service footprint to 24 districts, including Bengaluru, Mysuru, Madikeri, Karwar, Chikmagalur, Belgavi and Chitradurga, covering 20 percent of the state’s population. With rapid expansion, Idea will launch 4G service in Mangaluru, Udupi-Manipal, Vijayapura, Ballari and 18 more towns by end of the fiscal, taking the total tally to 61. Idea has over 8.6 million consumers in Karnataka, the company said in a release here. In December, Idea had announced the launch of 4G LTE services in all four telecom circles (five states) of South India - Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and Karnataka. Earlier this month, it launched services across three more circles - Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab - expanding its 4G LTE service footprint to seven telecom service areas.
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Lashing out at Pakistan, Shiv Sena said on Friday that by arresting a fan of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli for hoisting the Indian tricolour while terrorists are “roaming free” on its soil, the neighbouring country has once again displayed its hatred for India. The ruling coalition partner also sought to know when Indian government would take action against anti-national elements and “disloyal Pakistan-lovers”. “Umar Draz’s house was raided and he was charged with committing an offence against his country (Pakistan). Was his mistake
really this big?” an editorial in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said. “Those who attacked the Indian Parliament, (those who) were responsible for the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai and recently for the attack on Indian Air Force base in Pathankot and are roaming free in Pakistan. By arresting the youth, the country (Pakistan) has once again
displayed to the world its hatred for India,” it said. Umar Draz, 22, a tailor by profession from Okara district of Punjab province in Pakistan and a die-hard fan of Indian batsman Virat Kohli, was arrested on January 26 when India beat Australia in a T20 match in which Kohli scored 90 runs. He is facing up to 10 years imprisonment.
Kynan traps India’s 10th Rio quota spot, Vijay misses out
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The top seeds fought past the seventh seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (1) 6-3 in the women’s doubles. In a perfect climax to their stupendous run, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis were on friday crowned the Australian Open women’s doubles champions after they tamed the spirited Czech duo of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in straight sets for their 36th win in a row, here. The top seeds fought past the seventh seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (1) 6-3 in the women’s doubles final that lasted one hour and 45 minutes. It was their third consecutive Grand
Slam title for Sania and Martina, having won the Wimbledon and US Open in the 2015 season. In an incredible feat, Sania and Martina have now extended their unbeaten run to 36 matches, winning eight titles in a row. They won five straight titles in 2015, starting from the US Open and before the Australian Open now. It was Sania’s second title at the Australian Open, having won the mixed doubles
in 2009 with Mahesh Bhupathi. The final though was not a stroll in the park for the world number one team with the Czechs putting up a great fight in the opening set. The match was littered with breaks with the two teams struggling to hold serve throughout. Hlavackova was excellent from the baseline and Hradecka was terrific at the net, playing some breathtaking shots and winners.
Royal London One Day Cup in 2015. “We are extremely disappointed to be losing Graham Ford who has not just been an outstanding Head Coach but has played an integral role in the progress that we have achieved over the last two years,” said director of Cricket Alec Stewart. “It was a very
tough decision for Graham to leave Surrey but we understand that the opportunity to go back and coach at International level with Sri Lanka was too good to turn down,” the former England skipper further added. Ford had earlier coach Sri Lanka for two years starting from 2012.
make the right decision by my family. Any support staff struggle with the current international schedule. It is 12 months of the year now - there is no season or time off. That does take its toll,” Mascarenhas was quoted as saying. “I have a great relationship with all of the squad, the players and the support staff so the decision is purely based on family. It is time for me to go home and spend some
more time with them,” the former pacer further added. Head coach Mike Hesson said he was sorry to be losing Mascarenhas but “we understand that family comes first and the demands of the international calendar are not always compatible with that.” The Black Caps skipper Brendon McCullum too will be retiring from international cricket during that series against the Aussies.
Ahead of India tour and Twenty20 WC, Surrey’s Graham Ford named Sri Lanka coach Agency | Colombo
Graham Ford will return for his second stint as Sri Lankan cricket’s chief coach ahead of their threematch T20I series against India in February. The South African Graham Ford will replace former opener Marvan Atapattu, who quit from his position almost five months back. The news was confirmed by England’s county side Surrey through a formal press release on their official website. Under Ford’s supervision, Surrey were promoted to the First Division of the County Championship and made the final of the
Dimitri Mascarenhas to quit as New Zealand bowling coach in February Agency | Wellington
Agency | New Delhi Apple is planning to sell refurbished iPhones in India and also is evaluating a facility in the country to restore used mobiles shipped from China. Apple has filed an application to the Environment ministry’s technical review committee (TRC) for importing and selling refurbished iPhones in the country. “Apple would like to seek the government’s approval to import and sell its certified preowned iPhones in India; manufacture and sell its certified pre-owned iPhones in India,” the report quoted the application dated December 7. Earlier, a similar proposition from Apple was turned down by the TRC. The company had sought permission to import 2.5 lakh iPads to explore the refurbished market in the country. The TRC had shot down the request saying that the move would add to India’s e-waste. Refurbished electrical and electronic equipments (EEEs) have usually shorter functional life and tend to become obsolete quicker creating a pressure on the e-waste of the country. The TRC had said that at best that imports that were less than three year old with at least five years of more life in the refurbished stage could be allowed.
Agency | New Delhi “If you ask people who know me very well, they will tell you, ‘Ky is a bit crazy’.” That was Kynan Chenai’s response when asked why he eats baby food during competitions. Baby food is easy to digest but protein-heavy and hence is preferred by athletes world over. The response doesn’t provide even a hint of how serious this 23-year-old is about his shooting. Having secured the tenth Rio Olympics quota berth for India, the trap shooter had countless interactions
with the media before the enormity of the task at hand sank in. Kynan qualified for the final with a total of 120/125 after five rounds of qualifications, eventually finishing fourth. As he was the lone Indian in the fray, Kynan initially had to ensure he finished on the podium to be absolutely sure of a qualification berth. His job got easier when the first set of eliminations ended, and after the semi-final shoot-off, both the Kazakhstan competitors, Andrey Mogilevskiy and Maxim Kolomoyets, were eliminated. It left
Kuwait’s Abdulrahman Al Faihan and Talal Alrashidi, and Chinese Taipei’s Kun-Pi Yang and Kynan in the fray. As Kuwait— shooting under the ISSF flag because the national Olympic committee is suspended – had already won a quota, the three available quotas were distributed to India, Kuwait and Chinese Taipei. But getting the berth has brought him in direct competition with three-time Olympian and former World No 1, Manavjit Singh Sandhu, who was eliminated and failed to make it to the six-man final.
New Zealand’s bowling coach Dimitri Mascarenhas on Friday announced his decision to step down down from his position after the home series against Australia in February. The former England international was appointed to the position in March last year. His decision to quit means the Kiwis will now lose their second bowling coach in as many years. Mascarenhas, who replaced Shane Bond in the role said he will leave at the end of the season to spend more time with his family. “It has been really tough being on the road for a long time,” he said. “We thought we could get by, but it is a little bit tough and I thought I would
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Pranab Mukherjee has queries, Gujarat anti-terror Bill sent back
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
President Pranab Mukherjee returned Thursday the controversial Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC) Bill, 2015 to the Union Home Ministry, seeking clarifications on some of its provisions. The Bill passed by the Gujarat assembly has been turned down by two Presidents earlier. On March 31, 2015, the Gujarat assembly passed the stringent GCTOC Bill, retaining controversial
provisions that had thrice earlier led to previous such Bills being rejected by the President. Minor changes apart, it was more or less the same as the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime (GUJCOC) Bill,
first introduced in 2003 by the then state government of Narendra Modi. In September 2015, the GCTOC Bill was cleared by the Home Ministry and sent to the President for his assent. Officials said the Bill
U.S. Consul General Thomas Vajda visits Surat and Vadodara Correspondent | Mumbai
U.S. Consul General Thomas Vajda visited Surat and Vadodara on January 28-29, 2016 as part of his outreach in western India to support greater engagement between our two countries. During what was his first visit to Surat, Consul General Vajda visited the Larsen & Toubro facility in Hazira, where he viewed the facilities and planted a tree on the factory grounds. He learned about Surat’s role in the global diamond trade at a local diamond processing and polishing facility. Before leaving Surat, the
was pending assent to become a law since some aspects were in conflict with central laws. “The Home Ministry will provide additional inputs to the President after getting them from the Gujarat government,” a Ministry official said. The Ministry has informed the President that it will submit a re-worked Bill for his approval. In July 2015, the Centre sent back the GCTOC Bill to the state government after certain objections were raised by the Ministry of Information and Technology (IT). The IT Ministry had objected to a provision in the Bill which allowed authorisation of interception of telephone conversations and their admissibility as evidence before a court of law.
GTU convocation: Need to reverse trend of Indians going abroad for study, says Governor
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Presiding over the annual convocation of Gujarat Technological University (GTU) at its Chandkheda campus in Ahmedabad Thursday, Governor Om Prakash Kohli emphasised on the need to improve the standard of technical and professional education in the country with a view to reverse the trend of students going abroad for study. Pointing out that there was a time when students from all over the globe came to Nalanda, Takshashila and Vikram universities to acquire knowledge, he said, “The time has now changed and our students are preferring to go abroad to study.” “But we need to reverse this trend,” he said. Stating that India was passing through
Smart City scheme: Surat eyes Rs 2597 development works
vital transformation, he said that the youth of the country would have to play a very significant role in new changes occurring in the country. “Technology has brought massive changes in our life. Due to globalisation, we are facing tough competition. Knowledge revolution and technology are becoming engine of growth,” he said. GTU vice-chancellor Akshai Aggarwal said that tech-
nological developments had transformed the society immensely in the last two centuries. Aggarwal added that during the last two years, the GTU had also been trying to involve the Defence Research & Development Organisation as a partner in research. Others who spoke on the occasion included MD and CEO of Tech Mahindra C P Gurnami and vice admiral (retd) Anurag
G Thapliyal. A total of 4,300 students from various faculties graduating from 486 colleges affiliated to GTU were handed over degrees on the occasion. The total number of students getting degrees this year will be 36,000. A total of 148 students were awarded gold medals for their outstanding academic records. Two students — Shalini Dave and Bhavin Shah — were awarded PhD.
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hinagar Zone in current academic year. The average package offered by them is Rs 2.4 to Rs. 3.16 lakhs per annum, Company officials announced. The company selected the candidates on basis of a written test followed by Group Discussion and a rigorous interview round. “I am humbled by the confidence that top compa-
nies have reposed in us by choosing our students to augment their pool,” said Shri Rishabh Jain, Chairman, Venus Group of Institutes. “Our graduates are equipped with diverse skills, and their transformational year at VICT has helped them to boost their capabilities and move along their chosen career paths”, he further added.
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Consul General observed the “School Excellence Program”, which is supported by USAID and Kaivalya Foundation. The program is active in 266 primary schools across Surat and uses technology-based innovative tools to improve the reading
Visited eminent author and recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award Shri Bhagwatikumar Sharma at his residence in Surat
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skills of 120,000 underprivileged children. On January 29, in Vadodara, the Consul General attended the inauguration of a new Lubrizol facility and visited the famous Lakshmi Vilas Palace to learn about the site’s history. Before returning to Mumbai, he met with U.S. exchange program alumni to hear about their good work and discuss opportunities for greater U.S.-India engagement. “Consul General Vajda’s visits to Surat and Vadodara highlight the U.S. government’s commitment to deepening people-to-people relationships and strengthening bilateral business and cultural ties with these important cities in western India,” said a statement issued by Mumbai based Consul General office.
Correspondent | Surat
Surat Municipal Corporation(SMC) has proposed Rs 2597 crore works through the Smart City fund. While Rs 795 crore sum has been allocated to pan-city development project, the other fund shall be dedicated to the area covering 7 Town Planning(TP) schemes around Textile market. The 7 TP areas are TP 7 Anjana, TP 8 Umarwada, TP 19 Parvat Magob, TP 33 Dumbhal, TP 34 Magob Dumbhal, TP 53 Magob Dumbhal, TP 64 Dumbhal Magob covering industrial, residential and commercial areas. There are five lakh people living in this area. The chunk is 10% of total population of Surat. City’s 18% economic development activities are attached to this
area. The area is known as Textile hub. Water supply, gutter system, solid waste disposal, water recharging, street lighting, town planing and development, economic development etc are the areas in which smart city development works will be carried out. In Pan city section, 24 hours water supply with metering, remodeling and restructuring of water channels, SKDA and energy generation oriented treatment plant, recycling water, smart light and monitoring system, trade facilitation center, smart mechanized parking, sky walk, non vehicle street, affordable housing, smart waste collection center, air and water quality monitoring system, advance grievances redressal system, area surveillance network are some of the highlights.
Art in Motion: BMW Group brings the 10thBMW Art Car to India Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
ous balance between unBMW India will par- matched luxury, technical ticipate in Auto Expo innovation and dynamic 2016 at Hall No. 10, In- performance. The all-new dia Expo Mart, Greater BMW X1 will establish Noida. BMW India will new benchmarks with its launch the all-new BMW sturdy proportions, im7 Series and the all-new pressive versatility and BMW X1 at Auto Expo premium characteristics. 2016. Legendary sports- The recently launched man Mr. Sachin Ten- new BMW 3 Series will dulkar will be present at also be on display at the the unveiling. The con- Auto Expo. The world’s temporary yet future-fo- most successful premium cused interpretation of sedan - the BMW 3 Series exclusive driving plea- packs-in an iconic design, sure, the all-new BMW 7 sporty dynamics and outSeries offers a harmoni- standing efficiency. Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
BMW Group India presented the 10thBMW Art Car created by internationally celebrated artist César Manriqueat the India Art Fair 2016.César Manrique created the 10thArt Car for BMW in 1990 with the BMW 730i. The BMW Art Cars or the ‘Rolling Sculptures’are original masterpieces of art that demonstrate an individual synthesisof artistic expression and automobile design. Since 1975, seventeen prominent artists from across the world have created Art Cars on the basis of contemporary BMW au-
tomobiles of their times, all offering a wide range of artistic interpretations. 10 BMW Art Car César Manrique 1990 BMW 730i was exclusively unveiled at India Art Fair by Mr. Philipp von Sahr, President – BMW Group
India, Dr. Thomas Girst, Head Cultural Engagement – BMW Group and Ms. NehaKripal, Founding Director – India Art Fair.The BMW Art Car will be exhibited from 2831 January 2016 at India Art Fair in New Delhi.
This winter get health protection as Wagh Bakri Tea Group; the 3rd largest packaged tea company in India offers Wagh Bakri Spiced Tea range. Enriched with health benefits of select 7 spices. Winter is the time when we crave for “Masala Tea” which also keeps our body fit. Keeping in mind benefits of all 7 natural herbs & spices, Wagh Bakri Tea Group is aggressively promoting its “Spice Tea range”, that consists of Masala Tea, Tea bags & 3-in-1 Instant Tea. These teas are fortified with 100% natural extract of Cardamom, Clove, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, and Piper Longum. Extract of all these herbs & spices are
Lintech Electric campus drive turned into biggest recruitment drive of Gandhinagar zone, GTU
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
Venus International College of Technology -an epitome of excellent education, is scaling new heights by organizing recruitment drives one after another in its campus to give a fast track to the career of its students. It has made an impressive start of its Campus Placements for the academic session 2015-16. One of the wel-known MNCs, Lintech Electric issued 23 Jobs offers to the students of VICT. Of the 23 jobs offered, 6 Came from Electronics & Communications, 7 from Mechanical Engineering and 10 From Electrical Engineering. Selection of good 23 students proved this drive to biggest drive of Gand-
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